St. William of Eskilsoe was born in Paris in 1125. He became a priest and was known for leading an austere and holy life. St. William helped reform the liturgical devotion of Danish monasteries. He decided to stay at Eskilsoe and became its abbot. He founded the abbey of St. Thomas in Aebelholt, Zeeland, Denmark....Read More

WILMINGTON, Del. – The Diocese of Wilmington will eliminate 19 full-time and three part-time positions as it cuts operating expenses and prepares to pay more than $77.4 million to survivors of sexual abuse by priests.Read More

St. Andrew Fournet was born in France in 1752. His mother was very strong in her faith and urged her son to become a priest. St. Andrew resisted and began to lead a wild life. His mother eventually convinced him to stay with his uncle who was a priest. It was at this time that...Read More

More than 1,000 are expected for the annual Archdiocesan Youth and Young Adult Pilgrimage in Baltimore April 16. A special invitation is extended to young adults 18-35 to join their high school counterparts in the four-mile walk, billed as “Jesus – Way, Truth & Life.”Read More

St. Anthony Gianelli was born into a poor but religious family in Cerreto, Italy, in April 1789. He was ordained in May 1812 with a special dispensation because of his young age, and he became a parish priest. In 1827 he founded the Missionaries of St. Alphonsus, but the group only existed until 1848. He...Read More

I am struggling with a moral quandary when it comes to “stink bugs.” My humble, cluttered room at the rectory seems to be a magnet for these strange creatures. As many as five or six a day may buzz around me, or the lights, or simply walk across my floor. Kind friends have suggested that...Read More

Blessed Junipero Serra was born in 1713 in Spanish Majorca. He joined the Franciscans when he was 17 and was ordained in 1737. He became a missionary in western North America in 1749. He took over missions in Mexican provinces in 1768. Blessed Junipero Serra is credited with spreading the faith on the West Coast...Read More

PHILADELPHIA – As a lay teacher, three priests and a former priest of the Philadelphia Archdiocese prepared for arraignment on charges of sexually abusing or failing to protect children, Cardinal Justin Rigali placed two retired priests on administrative leave pending a more thorough investigation.Read More